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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
adobe
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daybreak in the Valley of the Lost Souls, and the Long House in the village of the Tribe of the Lost Souls.
arched
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From this reading On his head was a curious cap of gold, arched over by a semi-circle of polished golden spikes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
bricks
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
built
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On his head was a curious cap of gold, arched over by a semi-circle of polished golden spikes.
cap
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From this reading On his head was a curious cap of gold, arched over by a semi-circle of polished golden spikes.
clad
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
cloth
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
conquistadores
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
curious
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From this reading On his head was a curious cap of gold, arched over by a semi-circle of polished golden spikes.
Daybreak
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From this reading Daybreak in the Valley of the Lost Souls, and the Long House in the village of the Tribe of the Lost Souls.
effect
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From this reading The effect was obvious, namely, the rising sun and the rays of the rising sun.
eighty
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
face
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
feebly
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
feet
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
Fully
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
gable
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
gold
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From this reading On his head was a curious cap of gold, arched over by a semi-circle of polished golden spikes.
golden
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From this reading On his head was a curious cap of gold, arched over by a semi-circle of polished golden spikes.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
haunting
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
head
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From this reading On his head was a curious cap of gold, arched over by a semi-circle of polished golden spikes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
home-spun
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
House
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From this reading Daybreak in the Valley of the Lost Souls, and the Long House in the village of the Tribe of the Lost Souls.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Daybreak in the Valley of the Lost Souls, and the Long House in the village of the Tribe of the Lost Souls.
Indian
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
legs
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
lineaments
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daybreak in the Valley of the Lost Souls, and the Long House in the village of the Tribe of the Lost Souls.
Lost
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From this reading Daybreak in the Valley of the Lost Souls, and the Long House in the village of the Tribe of the Lost Souls.
man
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
much
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
namely
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From this reading The effect was obvious, namely, the rising sun and the rays of the rising sun.
obvious
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From this reading The effect was obvious, namely, the rising sun and the rays of the rising sun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Daybreak in the Valley of the Lost Souls, and the Long House in the village of the Tribe of the Lost Souls.
old
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
Out
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On his head was a curious cap of gold, arched over by a semi-circle of polished golden spikes.
polished
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From this reading On his head was a curious cap of gold, arched over by a semi-circle of polished golden spikes.
Priest
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
racial
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
rays
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From this reading The effect was obvious, namely, the rising sun and the rays of the rising sun.
reminiscences
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
rising
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
robe
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
roof
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
rude
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
sandal-footed
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
semi-circle
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From this reading On his head was a curious cap of gold, arched over by a semi-circle of polished golden spikes.
Souls
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From this reading Daybreak in the Valley of the Lost Souls, and the Long House in the village of the Tribe of the Lost Souls.
spikes
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From this reading On his head was a curious cap of gold, arched over by a semi-circle of polished golden spikes.
straw
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
Sun
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
thatched
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daybreak in the Valley of the Lost Souls, and the Long House in the village of the Tribe of the Lost Souls.
thirty
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
tottery
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
Tribe
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From this reading Daybreak in the Valley of the Lost Souls, and the Long House in the village of the Tribe of the Lost Souls.
Valley
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From this reading Daybreak in the Valley of the Lost Souls, and the Long House in the village of the Tribe of the Lost Souls.
village
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From this reading Daybreak in the Valley of the Lost Souls, and the Long House in the village of the Tribe of the Lost Souls.
walked
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
width
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From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fully eighty feet in length was the Long House, with half as much in width, built of adobe bricks, and rising thirty feet to a gable roof thatched with straw.
withered
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From this reading Out of the house feebly walked the Priest of the Sun——an old man, tottery on his legs, sandal-footed, clad in a long robe of rude home-spun cloth, in whose withered Indian face were haunting reminiscences of the racial lineaments of the ancient conquistadores.
